A4

A4 simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions (including those involving surds and algebraic fractions) by:
● collecting like terms
● multiplying a single term over a bracket
● taking out common factors
● expanding products of two or more binomials
● factorising quadratic expressions of the form x2 + bx + c, including the difference of two squares; factorising quadratic expressions of the form ax2 + bx + c
● simplifying expressions involving sums, products and powers, including the laws of indices